Superintendent Tyson Bennett sits as board members vote in support of opening a third-party probe into the situation where a transgender student was removed from his role in the high school’s production of Oklahoma! during a school board meeting at the Sherman Independent School District building in Sherman on Friday, Nov. 17, 2023. The school board also voted to immediately remove Superintendent Tyson Bennett from supervising the fine arts program until further notice.
Sherman schools Superintendent Tyson Bennett has been suspended with pay, a decision that comes amid a third-party investigation into how a transgender student was removed from his role in the high school’s production of Oklahoma!
Sherman trustees voted to suspend Bennett, effective immediately, after spending more than three hours in closed session on Friday.
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WATCH HEREThe school board did not disclose the status of the outside probe or share any of its findings. Trustees have held several private meetings related to what happened with the musical.
Bennett walked out after the vote and did not stop to speak with reporters. School board members declined to comment.
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